What paints do I need for Snakebites?

The paint list for Snakebites includes recommended Citadel / Warhammer Colour, Vallejo and Army Painter paints, ranked by priority. Browse the full list on this page.

What is the base colour for Snakebites?

Snakebites (Orks) typically starts with a primer suited to its primary colour scheme. Marron naturel, primitifs et bestial.

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Warhammer 40,000 · Orks

Snakebites

débutant Orks

Marron naturel, primitifs et bestial.

Peu d'armure metallic, a lot of cuir and d'bone. Rhinox Hide + Agrax = very fast.

Recommended undercoat Wraithbone — Several priority paints in this army converge on Wraithbone.

Paint list

Sorted by priority

🔴 Must-Have

Primitif and naturel

Warboss Green (Citadel) — Skin · 2 coats
Rhinox Hide (Citadel) — Cuir + peaux + armures primitives · 2 coats
Leadbelcher (Citadel) — Armes basiques · 1–2 coats
Agrax Earthshade (Citadel) — All the fig · Generous wash

🟠 Core

Bone + highlights

Screaming Skull (Citadel) — Bone + dents · Drybrush
Moot Green (Citadel) — Skin (highlight) · Layer
Skrag Brown (Citadel) — Bois of armes · 2 coats

🟡 Recommended

Marquages tribaux

Corax White (Citadel) — Tatouages white · Brush fine
Mephiston Red (Citadel) — Paints of war · Brush fine

Painting order

Recommended steps

1 Step 1: primer marron

2 Step 2: Warboss Green peau

3 Step 3: Rhinox Hide cuir + armures

4 Step 4: Leadbelcher metal basique

5 Step 5: Agrax Earthshade generous wash

6 Step 6: Moot Green peau + Screaming Skull bone

7 Step 7: paints tribales red and white

Tips

Hints for this army

1 Perfect for s'entraîner aux cuirs, bone and texture naturelles.

2 The paints of war tribales (red and white) make all the différence.

Snakebites

Paint list

🔴 Must-Have

🟠 Core

🟡 Recommended

Painting order

Tips

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